Respiratory physician Lutz Beckert considers chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management, including the prevention of COPD, the importance of smoking cessation and pulmonary rehabilitation, and the lifesaving potential of addressing treatable traits. He also discusses the logic of inhaler therapy, moving from single therapy to dual and triple therapy when indicated, as well as other aspects of management
The latest issue of the New Zealand Medical Journal is out tomorrow
The latest issue of the New Zealand Medical Journal is out tomorrow
Journal of the New Zealand Medical Association (Vol 131, no 1473): 13 April 2018
Editorials
Volume, nature and potential impact of advertisements on Facebook and YouTube by food brands popular in New Zealand
Antonia C Lyons, Timothy McCreanor
Tobacco targets—doomed to fail?
Mike Daube
Articles
Volume, nature and potential impact of advertisements on Facebook and YouTube by food brands popular in New Zealand
Stefanie Vandevijvere, Charlotte Aitken, Boyd Swinburn
Regulatory chills: tobacco industry legal threats and the politics of tobacco standardised packaging in New Zealand
Eric Crosbie, George Thomson
Pertussis vaccination uptake in pregnancy: lessons to be learned from an integrated healthcare approach
Emma J Deverall, Benjamin Gilmore, Sam Illing, Roshini Peiris-John
Diagnosis of abdominal tuberculosis in Christchurch New Zealand: a case series
James MM Bevin, Simon C Dalton, Chris J Wakeman, Will RG Perry
Metronidazole stewardship initiative at Christchurch hospitals—achievable with immediate benefits
Sharon J Gardiner, Sarah CL Metcalf, Paul KL Chin, Matthew P Doogue, Simon C Dalton, Stephen T Chambers
Poisoning due to tutin in honey—a report of an outbreak in New Zealand
Michael Beasley, Dell Hood, Philippa Anderson, John Reeve, Robin J Slaughter
Viewpoint
The Otago Medical School Anatomy Museum Collection: Taonga for learning in the 21st Century
Louisa JM Baillie, Christopher L Smith
Research letters
If only Teina Pora had a MedicAlert bracelet
Anita Gibbs
Permanent pacemaker implantation after cardiac surgery: rates, predictors and a novel risk score
Tom Kai Ming Wang, Diego Arroyo, Andrew Martin, Alastair McGeorge, Michael Gillham